St. Marys School at 417 Chestnut Street, Mount Carmel, IL 62863 US

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ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL NOVEMBER, 2009

“CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. . . THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LIFE”

Dear Parents,

As we approach the Thanksgiving season,

I would like to share the following poem written by Ed Hays with you:

O divine Gift-giver,

I stand beneath the endless waterfall

of your abundant gifts to me.

I thank you especially for the blessing of life,

the most precious of all your gifts to me.

I thank you, Ever-generous One

for clothing to wear,

for food and drink to nourish my body,

for all the talents and skills

that you have bestowed upon me.

I thank you for the many joys of my life,

for family and friends,

for work that gives to me a sense of purpose

and invests my life with meaning.

I thank you as well

for the sufferings and trials of my life,

which are also gifts

and which together with my mistakes

are among my most important teachers.

Grant that I may never greet a new day

without the awareness of some gift

for which to give you thanks.

And may constant thanksgiving

be my song of perpetual praise to you.

The November Spirit Day will be Nov. 10^th. It will be a celebration of the veterans of our parish. A very special Mass and luncheon will be held to honor the veterans. Everyone is asked to wear red, white, and blue.

Blessings to you and your family,

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